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Sunday, January 31, 2010

John MacArthur: The Rapture Of The Church

First Baptist Dallas Civil Rights Protest

John Piper - The Sovereignty of God and Human Responsibility

John Piper on Doug Wilson

The Church of Oprah Exposed

Sproul / Stein interview Part 3 of 3

Sproul / Stein interview Part 2 of 3

Sproul / Stein interview Part 1 of 3

Dr. R.C. Sproul... my favorite Theologian....debating against evolution.....

David Jeremiah - The Coming of Antichrist (2/3)

David Jeremiah - The Coming of Antichrist (3/3)

David Jeremiah - The Coming of Antichrist (2/3)

David Jeremiah - The Coming of Antichrist (1/3)

How does God reconcile us to Him ?

BIBLE MEDITATION:
Ephesians 2:16 - “And that He might reconcile both unto God in one body by the cross, having slain the enmity thereby.”

DEVOTIONAL THOUGHT:
Up in heaven is the holy God; down below is the sinful man. And sin is the dividing rod that separates. Man has an empty void, so man is constantly trying to reach God. But he keeps rebounding off the sin barrier. Then God, moved in mercy by the pitiful plight of sinful man, said, “I will do something.” God sent His Son, the Lord Jesus, to make a way. And upon the rough hewn timbers of a cross, Jesus gave His life so you and I could live forever and live forgiven. Jesus built a bridge between man and God. It’s a bridge man could never build and a bridge that man can never take away. God made a way that we couldn’t make — for you and for me.

ACTION POINT:
Since Jesus built a bridge of love for you to be reconciled to God, it’s your turn to build a bridge of love to someone who is lost and searching.

Saturday, January 30, 2010

From a preacher's point of view.: Do you believe in the Promise ?

From a preacher's point of view.: Do you believe in the Promise ?

Do you believe in the Promise ?

BIBLE MEDITATION:
John 3:16 - “That whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have eternal life.”

DEVOTIONAL THOUGHT:
Your soul, made in the image of God, will exist forever. I think Billy Sunday the evangelist said it this way. “Imagine a little bird taking a grain of sand and flying to a distant planet. It would take him a million years to fly to that distant planet. Then he would drop that grain of sand. Then the little bird would fly back to the earth taking him a million years. He gets another grain of sand and flies back to the distant planet. Back and forth, back and forth it goes. When he will have transplanted every speck of earth to that distant planet, it will only be breakfast time in eternity.” Your soul will go on, and on, and on.

ACTION POINT:
Where do you plan on spending eternity? Where do your loved ones plan on spending it? If you don’t know, ask them today and get their salvation on the right side of eternity.

Thursday, January 28, 2010

How can we show the love of Christ ?

BIBLE MEDITATION:
Luke 6:35 - “But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great.”

DEVOTIONAL THOUGHT:
I’ve seen bumper stickers that exhort us to “show random acts of kindness.” I think that’s a good thing. And what is kindness? It’s love in the little things. A woman came down the aisle of a church to give her heart to Christ, and the preacher wanted to know what had impacted her life for Christ. She said, “You did.” The pastor said, “Well, I’d be interested to know what it was that I said that brought you to Christ.” She said, “It was nothing you said. It was something you did. I was standing nearby when somebody criticized you very unfairly. I saw the kindness with which you responded, and I knew that your faith was real.”

ACTION POINT:
What random act of kindness can you do today that will demonstrate that your faith is real?

Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Should we show the lovingkindness of God in our lives ?

BIBLE MEDITATION:
Isaiah 63:7 - “I will mention the lovingkindnesses of the Lord, and the praises of the Lord.”

DEVOTIONAL THOUGHT:
One time a man came into a village and asked an old man living there, “Any great men born here?” The old man said, “No, just babies.” Great men are not born; great men are made, investing in the lives of others, sharing God’s love, and showing His mercies. There is not a magic formula that instantly makes us sanctified. Sanctification is a process. Our calling is to be poured out into the lives of others for His glory.

ACTION POINT:
How can you show His mercies to a lost co-worker or neighbor today? Pray about it and then watch for how God provides!

Sunday, January 24, 2010

Are you robbing God ??

BIBLE MEDITATION:
Malachi 3:10 - “Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in Mine house, and prove Me now herewith, saith the Lord of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it.”

DEVOTIONAL THOUGHT:
You can say all you want about getting right with God, but if you don’t get right with God in your finances, you are not right with God. The kind of repentance that does not reach the bank account has never reached the heart. In Malachi 3:7, God says, “Return unto me, and I will return unto you.” And the people said, “Wherein shall we return?” God’s answer in verse 8 reveals that they were to return in tithes and offerings. The point of return is the point of departure. If you’re going to come back to God and if you’re going to renew your fellowship, you’re going to have to begin with the tithe.

ACTION POINT:
It’s time to put the good book to the checkbook! How are you doing in the area of your tithes and offerings to the Lord?

Saturday, January 23, 2010

Pray for real preachers...

BIBLE MEDITATION:
Matthew 10:34 - “Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword.”

DEVOTIONAL THOUGHT:
A pulpit committee approached me one time and said, “We need a pastor for our church.” I said, “I know just the guy. He is a fantastic preacher and has a fiery evangelistic spirit, but he has health problems and he’s kind of old.” I continued, “He’s also been in jail several times.” They began to shake their heads, and one said, “Well, we don’t know whether he’s the man we want or not.” I said, “Well, don’t worry; you couldn’t get him. He’s already in heaven, and his name is Paul.” You don’t want a guy who can rub shoulders with the people of this world and not rub any salt in their wounds. Where there is no offense, there is no effect.

ACTION POINT:
Pray for the men who occupy the pulpits in our churches that they would not water down the truth of God’s Word, but be strong to proclaim its power.

Friday, January 22, 2010

Does God still answer prayers ?

BIBLE MEDITATION:
Jeremiah 33:3 - “Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and show thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.”

DEVOTIONAL THOUGHT:
I read about some children in a Sunday School class who wrote a missionary to let him know that they were praying for him. The teacher of the class said, “Now children, the missionary is a very busy person, so don’t expect him to write you back.” One little girl’s letter read, “Dear Brother Brown, We’re praying for you. We don’t expect an answer.” Sadly, this is how we pray! We don’t really expect an answer. But God has promised He will answer us when we call upon His name. Psalm 91:15 says, “He shall call upon Me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honor him.”

ACTION POINT:
What are you praying for today? Do you believe that God can answer? Do you believe that He will answer? Thank Him now for answering.

Thursday, January 21, 2010

Where do you stand ??

BIBLE MEDITATION:
Isaiah 5:20 - “Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!”

DEVOTIONAL THOUGHT:
People can become so warped in their thinking that they don’t know the difference between right and wrong. I was listening to the radio one morning, and they were talking about what scientists want to do with the tissue of aborted babies. They said that some women are thinking about having babies, aborting them, then selling the tissue for research. The scientific community is promoting this propaganda because of the good they say the research will have on the whole of humanity! But what about the whole of humanity that begins in the womb? People today will play enough tricks on their minds that they will literally approve evil with a good conscience.

ACTION POINT:
Where do you stand on this issue? What is right and what is wrong? Take some time this morning to read Psalm 139 and ask God to show you His truth.

Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Muslims declaring Jihad on Christians for "preaching the gospel"

Does God still do miracles ?

BIBLE MEDITATION:
Matthew 14:14 - “And Jesus went forth, and saw a great multitude, and was moved with compassion toward them, and He healed their sick.”

DEVOTIONAL THOUGHT:
It is the unbelievable, supernatural replenishment that awakens the world to see the mighty power of God. Jesus demonstrated, once with a crowd of 5,000 and again with a crowd of 4,000, that He is the God who provides (see Matthew 14:14-21, 15:32-38). When the most “responsible” thing to do, in human terms, was to ask the multitudes to find their own food, Jesus turned to the supernatural power of God. Moved with compassion, He confidently told the disciples to begin feeding the multitudes. Jesus never wavered in His complete and utter trust in Jehovah Jireh.

ACTION POINT:
Read the accounts of these miracles in Matthew with your family today, then ask God to fill your family with an utter and complete trust in Jehovah Jireh.

Monday, January 18, 2010

How foolish is this video-(Turns out we DID come from monkeys!)

Another person that doesn't believe in God....and you know what the Bible says about this person...."the fool says in his heart that there is no God."

Are you Saved ???

BIBLE MEDITATION:
John 21:12a - “Jesus saith unto them, Come and dine.”

DEVOTIONAL THOUGHT:
Is Satan whispering that God is not for you in your daily battles? Is he whispering lies that God is going to erase your name from the Book of Life for something you’ve done, yet repented over? Satan never had it so wrong! And Jesus never had it so right! Salvation in Christ is not a funeral, but a feast! The Bible is a continual feast from Genesis right through to Revelation. Covenant meals and meals of fellowship are frequent occurrences in Scripture. Our Shepherd, the Lord Jesus, has given many examples of His open invitation to be replenished and restored, to remember, and to rejoice at His table.

ACTION POINT:
Call your family together and celebrate the Lord’s Supper this week as a family...remembering the powerful promise of His resurrection, replenishment, and restoration.

Sunday, January 17, 2010

Grace

BIBLE MEDITATION:
2 Corinthians 9:8 - “And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that you, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work.”

DEVOTIONAL THOUGHT:
The devil wants you to live your life from an empty cup. He wants you to think that God’s cup of grace has dried up for you. He wants you to be disenchanted with God. Most especially, he wants you to feel that God is a cosmic killjoy…that God is always thinking of ways to rob you of joy and peace. Satan knows that if you start to feel negatively about God, then he can have his way with you in other areas. Take courage. Be strong. Jesus has won the victory for you! Send those lies back to the pit where they came from and claim the promises of God.

ACTION POINT:
Wish someone the peace and joy of the Lord today.

Saturday, January 16, 2010

Walking threw the Valley alone ?

BIBLE MEDITATION:
Psalm 23:4 - “Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for Thou art with me; Thy rod and Thy staff they comfort me.”

DEVOTIONAL THOUGHT:
There’s nothing, my friend, that will bring you more face-to-face with God than going through the dark valleys of life. When you are there, you are going to cling to His garments and hold onto His hand. You won’t stray far from the fold in the dark. Do you believe that He is with you? The ultimate Sovereign is your loving Savior. You will not have to cross Jordan alone. You will not appear before the judgment of a Holy God alone. You are not going to die alone.

ACTION POINT:
What a joyful promise! You are not alone! Write these words on a card and post it in a place where you can see it all the time: “I am not alone. God is with me.”

Thursday, January 14, 2010

Are you studying your Word ???

BIBLE MEDITATION:
2 Timothy 2:15 - “Study to show thyself approved unto God, a workman that needs not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.”

DEVOTIONAL THOUGHT:
I’m amazed at the little bit it takes to stop some Christians from accomplishing the tasks the Father has given them to do. This thing of being a Christian is not a Sunday afternoon stroll! Shining God’s light in a dark world is a full time job. We must pray over it, weep over it, and study over it to show ourselves approved. Most of us in America get up on Sunday mornings and sit in streamlined comfort in an air conditioned church with beautiful stained glass windows. The truth is, we’re flabby, undisciplined, and exhibit no determination. Friend, God does business with those who mean business.

ACTION POINT:
Do you mean business in this Christian life? Then begin something today for the building up of God’s Kingdom to the glory of God.

Wednesday, January 13, 2010

How's your faith ??

BIBLE MEDITATION:
James 1:3 - “Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience.”

DEVOTIONAL THOUGHT:
A man had a grandfather clock. One day he felt sorry for the grandfather clock because it had a weight on it, and that weight was always pulling on the clock. The man said, “Oh, Mr. Clock, you’ve held this weight so long; I’m going to remove it and let you rest.” The clock protested, saying, “Don’t take that weight from me. That’s what keeps me going.” In the same way, the trials and tests of life are there for your endurance. They’re to keep you going, keep you trusting, keep you praying, and keep you depending upon God.

ACTION POINT:
When was the last time you shared with someone that they need to be thankful for their trials? When was the last time you told yourself that?

Monday, January 11, 2010

Predestination is it fair ? or is it good ?

This is a subject in the Christian family, that no one likes....because we....basicly, when you get down and dirty with the outcome...it has nothing to do with us..and that is a blow to our pride..oh yes, that's what it comes down to..our pride, not let's look closely at our heart: Scripture is in Epesians 1:5 & 11.

This new birth is from heaven,and its tendency is to heaven. It is a great change made in the heart of a sinner, by the power of the Holy Spirit. It means that something is done in us, and for us, which we cannot do for ourselves.

It is not wrought by any wisdom or power of our own, but by the power of the blessed Spirit. We are shapen in iniquity, which makes it necessary that our nature be changed. We are not to marvel at this; for, when we consider the holiness of God, the depravity of our nature, and the happiness set before us, we shall not think it strange that so much stress is laid upon this....

The regenerating work of the Holy Spirit is compared to water. It is also probable that Christ had reference to the ordinance of baptism. Not that all those, and those only, that are baptized, are saved; but without that new birth which is wrought by the Spirit, and signified by baptism, none shall be subjects of the kingdom of heaven. The same word signifies both the wind and the Spirit. The wind bloweth where it listeth for us; God directs it. The Spirit sends his influenceswhere, and when, on whom, and in what measure and degree, he pleases. Though the causes are hidden, the effects are plain, when the soul is brought to mourn for sin,
and to breathe after Christ.

Now let's look at Romans 9:11-24.

11. (For the children being not yet born, neither having done any good or evil, that the purpose of God according to election might stand, not of works, but of him that calleth;)
12. It was said unto her, The elder shall serve the younger.
13. As it is written, Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated.
14. What shall we say then? Is there unrighteousness with God? God forbid.
15. For he saith to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion.
16. So then it is not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that sheweth mercy.
17. For the scripture saith unto Pharaoh, Even for this same purpose have I raised thee up, that I might shew my power in thee, and that my name might be declared throughout all the earth.
18. Therefore hath he mercy on whom he will have mercy, and whom he will he hardeneth.
19. Thou wilt say then unto me, Why doth he yet find fault? For who hath resisted his will?
20. Nay but, O man, who art thou that repliest against God? Shall the thing formed say to him that formed it, Why hast thou made me thus?
21. Hath not the potter power over the clay, of the same lump to make one vessel unto honour, and another unto dishonour?
22. What if God, willing to shew his wrath, and to make his power known, endured with much longsuffering the vessels of wrath fitted to destruction:
23. And that he might make known the riches of his glory on the vessels of mercy, which he had afore prepared unto glory,
24. Even us, whom he hath called, not of the Jews only, but also of the Gentiles?

Is it fair...my beloved, if God wanted to be fair with us.......lol, no one would stand...

But, He is Good..

Once again, friends, this is not a subject that every Christian likes..because we want to think, that we came to God, on our own...

God bless you..

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My words are in Black and Islam is Red...

What Do Muslims Think About Jesus (I'sa)?

Muslims respect and venerate Jesus Christ. They consider him to be one of God's greatest messengers to humankind. The Qur'an re-affirms his miraculous birth and his miraculous abilities. Furthermore, his mother Mary is regarded as one of the most pure and exalted women of all creation. As the Qur'an says:
First, God's greatest messengers ? No !!, Jesus was not just a messenger, but let's go on..
Mary in the Bible is not mentioned as the most pure and exalted woman....(when Jesus mentioned mary, You continue to find the word: woman-not mother....) she is not exalted !!








"Behold! the angel said: 'God has chosen you and purified you and has chosen you above the women of all nations. O Mary! God gives you the good news of a word from Him, whose name shall be Messiah, Jesus son of Mary, honored in this world and the hereafter, and one of those brought near to God" (3:42).

Relax, everyone....because this is what the Quran says about Jesus and mary, not what the Word of God says....no need for concern..... let's go on..









Islam regards its teachings to be a re-affirmation and culmination of the teachings of previous monotheistic religions like Judaism and Christianity. Hence, all Muslims believe in Moses and Jesus as Prophets of God. Prophet Muhammad was commanded to recite in the Qur'an:

Now here is where the trouble lies for Islam... First: They believe Jesus to be just a Prophet, correct ?
Well, if the Scripture's are correct about prophets, prophets tell what God tells them to say, right ?
Well then why doesn't Islam believe that Jesus is the Son of God? did not even God the Father say this about Jesus Himself ???? ( In Luke Chapter 3 verse: 22) says: the Holy Spirit descended in bodily form like a dove upon Him, and a voice came from heaven which said "You are My beloved Son; in You I am well pleased."
Or how about: Matthew Chapter 17 verse, 1-5 (verse 5: This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Hear Him!" Which was on the Mountain of Transfiguration or Mt. Hermon......

You see the Lord Jesus Christ is not just a Prophet, not just a Messenger,and also not just a good Teacher and also not just an Apostle, but He is: The Son of the Living God/ Jesus born of a woman-virgin-was fully Man and fully God at the same time......










"Say, we believe in God and that which was revealed unto us, and that which was revealed unto Abraham and Ishmael and Isaac and Jacob, and the tribes and that which was entrusted unto Moses and Jesus and the Prophets from their Lord We make no distinction between any of them and unto Him we have submitted" (3:84).









A Muslim never refers to him simply as "Jesus", but always adds the phrase "upon him be peace." The Qur'an confirms his virgin birth, and an entire surah (chapter) of the Qur'an is entitled "Mary." The Qur'an describes the Annunciation as follows:

It is funny how the Qur'an confirms somethings of the Bible and not others....and of course you understand that what the Qur'an gets is the quotes from the Bible, why do I say this???? Simply because the Qur'an was written after the Bible !!!!!!!! that's right, after the Scriptures... So they can pick and choose what they want in the book called the Qur'an....or the last revelation from God....
No my friends, the Bible is the last and only Book and Word of the living God !!!









"She said: 'O my Lord! How shall I have a son when no man has touched me?' He said: 'Even so; God creates what He wills. When He decrees a thing, He says to it, "Be!" and it is.'" (Qur'an 3:42-7)









Jesus was born miraculously through the same power that had brought Adam into being without a father: "Truly the likeness of Jesus with God is as the likeness of Adam. He created him of dust and then said to him, 'Be!' and he was." (Qur'an 3:59)


First, Jesus was not and is not a created being !!!! (John, Chapter 8 verse: 58-says)" Jesus said to them, " Most assuredly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I AM." and verse 59-says Then they (the jews) took up stones to throw at Him...... Why did the jews try to stone Jesus ? Because they knew that He was claiming to be God !!! they also remember the Moses account at the burning bush when Moses asked God who shall I say that sent me....and God said " I AM that I AM"......
So let's get this straight my friends....Jesus said that He was the Son of God, God the Father said that He was the Son of God, and look at another person that testifies this fact ! John, Chapter 1 verse 34, says " And I have seen and testified that this is the Son of God." Who said this also....it was John the Babtist..... And wait there's another " II Peter chapter 1 verse: 16,17 that says: "but were eyewitnesses of His majesty. For He received from God the Father honor and glory when such a voice came to Him from the Excellent Glory: " This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased."



During his prophetic mission, Jesus performed many miracles. The Qur'an tells us that he said: "I have come to you with a sign from your Lord: I make for you out of clay, as it were, a figure of a bird, and breathe into it and it becomes a bird by God's leave. And I heal the blind, and the lepers, and I raise the dead by God's leave." (Qur'an 3:49)

Now this speaks of things not written in the Bible, but from the books outside of the Bible, which are not part of the canon of Scripture, the non-inspired books.....that they have copied from here too.... but let's go on.....below...









Neither Muhammad nor Jesus came to change the basic doctrine of the belief in One God, brought by earlier prophets, but to confirm and renew it. In the Qur'an, Jesus is reported as saying that he came: "To attest the law which was before me. And to make lawful to you part of what was forbidden to you; I have come to you with a sign from your Lord, so fear God and obey me." (Qur'an 3:50)

This is just words took out of the Scriptures again and twisted them around....Don't believe this story from the Qur'an.....This book of lies and deceiving words.....

Friends remember what the Bible says in Jude 3-4......I found it necessary to write to you exhorting you to contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all delivered to the saints.........For certain men have crept in unnoticed, who long ago were marked out for this condemnation, ungodly men, who turn the grace of our God into lewdness and deny the only Lord God and our Lord Jesus Christ..........

Jesus is Lord..... the Alpha and Omega......the First and the Last.....Every knee will bow and every tongue will confess that Jesus is Lord to the glory of God the Father......... Philippians 2:8-11.










Source: www.islamic-city.com/JesusInIslam/Jesus.htm

Sunday, January 10, 2010

Is water baptism necessary for salvation ???

I felt that I should bring my understanding of scripture from my understanding of what the scripture is saying and not my view but what does the Bible say about baptism...

First things, first, does water baptism provide a or any way of salvation ???? the short answer is of course NOT !!!......

When you start to read the Bible, you must, as a student of the Bible and especially as a teacher of the Word, get the full meaning of what the text in context is really saying....

Therefore, let me try to keep this short, because it is very obvious what the Lord Jesus is saying about Holy Scripture...and this is it water baptism does not save you, you do Baptism from obedience to Christ....

Let me start by giving you this..when Jesus Christ was on the cross dying for our sins (past,present and future sins)....there were two thieves on the cross on each side of Him.....Luke 23:39-43. And one of the criminals started blasphemed Him, (or disrespect Christ) and the other criminal said " Do you not even fear God, seeing you are under the same condemnation? And we indeed justly, for we receive the due reward of our deeds; but this Man has done nothing wrong." Then he said to Jesus," Lord,remember me when You come into Your kingdom." And Jesus said to him, "Assuredly, I say to you, today you will be with Me in Paradise."

Right there even the Lord Jesus, Himself didn't say to the man, you must get baptized first before you go with Me to Paradise... He said today you will be with Me in Paradise....

So When do you get baptized??? after you receive the gift of salvation from the Lord Jesus....and how do you get saved...well according to the Lord Jesus....in Mark 1:15 "Jesus came preaching repent and believe in the gospel... That's it ladies and gentlemen of how you get saved....let's go through the plan of salvation from the lips of the Lord Himself...ok?

First the Lord said Repent... What does it mean to repent= it means in the original language to have "a change of mind" it's not just a simple change of mind like we change our minds left and right. But a lifestyle change from a life a sinful behavior to: a life living for God and also it's to show remorse for sin....

Second, Believe in the Gospel is: To believe that Jesus was born of a virgin named Mary.....He then lived a perfect,sinless life (meaning He followed the Law of Moses-perfectly, which we could not do) then died for our sins...and then on the Third day He rose from the dead and got up from the grave and now sits on the Right Hand of God the Father in Heaven..

Here's another question...If baptism saves you,then why did the Lord Jesus get baptized ?......Well here's the answer to that question...Jesus forfilled the Law perfectly and was obedient to the Father..So Jesus was baptized out of obedience..Remember what John the baptist told Jesus when Jesus came to Him???? John the baptist said: "I need to be baptized by You, and are You coming to me?"..Well Jesus was not coming to John to be baptized from Jesus' sin...because He was sinless....so why did Jesus get baptized...from following the Father's will..Jesus said to John" Permit it to be so now, for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness." Obedience is why Jesus got baptized....also Jesus was symbolicly showing how His ministry would go in His life...What I mean by that is this: going down in the water show's the death, in the water show's the burial and coming up from the water show's the resurection, to new life.....and the same with our new life in life...when we go down in the water we are showing our death to our old (sinful) life and down is the burial to our old life, and coming up from the water is our new life in Christ.....that's why a Christian should be a new person, just a new life to want to live for God..that's true repentance.....

Plainly Baptism is an outward sign to the world of an inward change for Christ....that we have confessed that Jesus is Lord and that we have repented of our sin... any questions??

Saturday, January 9, 2010

Christianity or Scientology ?

Introduction to Scientology
The word Scientology literally means "the study of truth." It comes from the Latin word "scio" meaning "knowing in the fullest sense of the word" and the Greek word "logos" meaning "study of."

Scientology is the study and handling of the spirit in relationship to itself, others and all of life. The religion comprises a body of knowledge extending from certain fundamental truths. Prime among these:

Man is an immortal, spiritual being. His experience extends well beyond a single lifetime. His capabilities are unlimited, even if not presently realized — and those capabilities can be realized. He is able to not only solve his own problems, accomplish his goals and gain lasting happiness, but also achieve new, higher states of awareness and ability.

In Scientology no one is asked to accept anything as belief or on faith. That which is true for you is what you have observed to be true. An individual discovers for himself that Scientology works by personally applying its principles and observing or experiencing results.

Through Scientology, people all over the world are achieving the long-sought goal of true spiritual release and freedom.

Ok, well there you have what Scientlogy is from there own mouth....this is from there own website and here is the website just in case....scientology.org ok...now let's understand where Christianity stand in contrast to this belief.... Here is what they say:The word Scientology literally means "the study of truth." First: in Christianity...Christ has said "I am the way, the Truth and the life no man comes to the Father but by Me." Next: here is what they say:Man is an immortal, spiritual being. His capabilities are unlimited, even if not presently realized — and those capabilities can be realized. Man's unlimited ??? no according to Scripture God is unlimited, "The earth is the LORD'S and the fullness thereof." Next, they say: In Scientology no one is asked to accept anything as belief or on faith. That which is true for you is what you have observed to be true. Well in Christianity you must believe on the Lord Jesus Christ to be saved. For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son and whosoever believes on Him will not perish but have everlasting life.. and finally they say: Through Scientology, people all over the world are achieving the long-sought goal of true spiritual release and freedom. The Bible says that only Christ sets the captives free...
Bottom line is that Christ is the only way to God the Father...and there is no other God but the Lord and the only true faith that will deliver your soul from a burning Hell and that is that Jesus is Lord to the glory of God the Father. accept Him before it's to late.

Will terrorism ever stop ???

Will Islam ever stop ?...

What we are failing to understand is this is a spiritual war..... and not just hatred against the U.S. This is a war against the Christian's that are dominated in the U.S. !! that's what this is about, when you have a religion that will kill themselves by killing innocent people by sacrificing themselves, and the reason they do that is they want to go to Heaven..guarenteed...They (Muslims) believe they are not guarenteed Heaven until they sacrifice themselves by killing themselves..... Isn't that something ??? there is no negotiating with this group of people at all !!!!! There main goal is to convert all to Islam, because everyone else are infidels......It is a religion of Hate !!! not love like Christianity...... leave your question and comments here...... Thanks....

Wednesday, January 6, 2010

What if your wrong about Jesus ???

Are you someone who doesn't believe in Religion ?.... Well that's good....you might have had a bad experience with a religious person right ???? or have heard of people that are religious that you would not want to talk to or meet... What is religion anyway ?...But a list of do's and don'ts right...Now let me flip this situation for you...what about a relationship with not church folk..but with the Savior of the world..that died for ALL your sins....past...yes I said past, present and future sins...The blood that the Lord Jesus shed on the cross for all our sins was enough to cover all our sins, you see that's a relationship with God through His Son Jesus Christ has done for you.....It doesn't matter what you've done Jesus Christ died for you....but He not only died for your sins but with the fact that He is also God in the flesh He got up on the Third day with all power in His Hands and now sits on the Right Hand of the Father.....If you still don't believe or don't want to repent (a change of mind,a change of your lifestyle for the way that God wants you to live...for Him) of your sins to Him, I have a question for you... What if your wrong about your beliefs now ??? and when the Lord Jesus comes back for His Chruch (the Whole Chruch) and you are left behind to deal with the wrath of God.... What if your wrong that you don't believe in God? and you find out that He is real...and He loves you so much that He did send His Son for your sin ?....What if your wrong ??? Ask God if He is real ??...Just ask Him sincerly...really ask Him....with all your heart...Because what if your wrong about want you believe ? Can you chance you entire life? your soul ?? Because that's what's at stake...your soul......What if your wrong ? eternity is a long time.....

Will terrorism ever stop ???

Will terrorism ever stop ??......Well the short answer is not really, why? because this is not just people that doesn't like America,this is a spiritual war...in when you have Christians...that love the Lord Jesus like we do....there will be those that hate us....
Who else...what other religion will sacrifice themselves to kill others ? We (Christians) must pray for the salvation of this country....

Tuesday, January 5, 2010

christian-with-a-view: BURIED WITH CHRIST

christian-with-a-view: BURIED WITH CHRIST

Colossians2:12-13 having been buried with him in baptism immersed in water and raised with him through your faith in the power of God, who raised him from the dead. 13 When you were dead in your sins and in the uncircumcision of your sinful nature, God made you ALIVE WITH CHRIST.

Romans 63-5 Or don't you know that all of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus [immersed in water] were baptized into his death? 5 We were therefore buried with him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too MAY LIVE A NEW LIFE. 5....WE CERTAINLY also will be united with him IN THE RESURRECTION.

When you have mentioned baptism twice, you have said that the baptism in this verse means immersed in water...the problem is that these verses don't mean water baptism...They both mean: baptized into Christ (the body of Christ) not water baptism...

Thanks....

Monday, January 4, 2010

Pastor Arrested for Preaching the Gospel to the Poor-Part-1

Well, the Bible says that we (Christians) will have tribulation..So all Believers of the living God and our Lord Jesus Christ, get ready, if you stand for Jesus....But we also must be smart...Because when the cop said to stop the camera and get off the road, we also must obey the authorities....

Pastor Arrested for Preaching the Gospel to the Poor-Part-1

Friday, January 1, 2010

Who do Muslims say that Jesus is ??

What Do Muslims Think About Jesus (I'sa)?

Muslims respect and venerate Jesus Christ. They consider him to be one of God's greatest messengers to humankind. The Qur'an re-affirms his miraculous birth and his miraculous abilities. Furthermore, his mother Mary is regarded as one of the most pure and exalted women of all creation. As the Qur'an says:
First, God's greatest messengers ? No !!, Jesus was not just a messenger, but let's go on..
Mary in the Bible is not mentioned as the most pure and exalted woman....(when Jesus mentioned mary, You continue to find the word: woman-not mother....) she is not exalted !!







"Behold! the angel said: 'God has chosen you and purified you and has chosen you above the women of all nations. O Mary! God gives you the good news of a word from Him, whose name shall be Messiah, Jesus son of Mary, honored in this world and the hereafter, and one of those brought near to God" (3:42).



Relax, everyone....because this is what the Quran says about Jesus and mary, not what the Word of God says....no need for concern..... let's go on..







Islam regards its teachings to be a re-affirmation and culmination of the teachings of previous monotheistic religions like Judaism and Christianity. Hence, all Muslims believe in Moses and Jesus as Prophets of God. Prophet Muhammad was commanded to recite in the Qur'an:



Now here is where the trouble lies for Islam... First: They believe Jesus to be just a Prophet, correct ?

Well, if the Scripture's are correct about prophets, prophets tell what God tells them to say, right ?

Well then why doesn't Islam believe that Jesus is the Son of God? did not even God the Father say this about Jesus Himself ???? ( In Luke Chapter 3 verse: 22) says: the Holy Spirit descended in bodily form like a dove upon Him, and a voice came from heaven which said "You are My beloved Son; in You I am well pleased."

Or how about: Matthew Chapter 17 verse, 1-5 (verse 5: This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Hear Him!" Which was on the Mountain of Transfiguration or Mt. Hermon......



You see the Lord Jesus Christ is not just a Prophet, not just a Messenger,and also not just a good Teacher and also not just an Apostle, but He is: The Son of the Living God/ Jesus born of a woman-virgin-was fully Man and fully God at the same time......









"Say, we believe in God and that which was revealed unto us, and that which was revealed unto Abraham and Ishmael and Isaac and Jacob, and the tribes and that which was entrusted unto Moses and Jesus and the Prophets from their Lord We make no distinction between any of them and unto Him we have submitted" (3:84).







A Muslim never refers to him simply as "Jesus", but always adds the phrase "upon him be peace." The Qur'an confirms his virgin birth, and an entire surah (chapter) of the Qur'an is entitled "Mary." The Qur'an describes the Annunciation as follows:



It is funny how the Qur'an confirms somethings of the Bible and not others....and of course you understand that what the Qur'an gets is the quotes from the Bible, why do I say this???? Simply because the Qur'an was written after the Bible !!!!!!!! that's right, after the Scriptures... So they can pick and choose what they want in the book called the Qur'an....or the last revelation from God....

No my friends, the Bible is the last and only Book and Word of the living God !!!







"She said: 'O my Lord! How shall I have a son when no man has touched me?' He said: 'Even so; God creates what He wills. When He decrees a thing, He says to it, "Be!" and it is.'" (Qur'an 3:42-7)







Jesus was born miraculously through the same power that had brought Adam into being without a father: "Truly the likeness of Jesus with God is as the likeness of Adam. He created him of dust and then said to him, 'Be!' and he was." (Qur'an 3:59)


First, Jesus was not and is not a created being !!!! (John, Chapter 8 verse: 58-says)" Jesus said to them, " Most assuredly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I AM." and verse 59-says Then they (the jews) took up stones to throw at Him...... Why did the jews try to stone Jesus ? Because they knew that He was claiming to be God !!! they also remember the Moses account at the burning bush when Moses asked God who shall I say that sent me....and God said " I AM that I AM"......
So let's get this straight my friends....Jesus said that He was the Son of God, God the Father said that He was the Son of God, and look at another person that testifies this fact ! John, Chapter 1 verse 34, says " And I have seen and testified that this is the Son of God." Who said this also....it was John the Babtist..... And wait there's another " II Peter chapter 1 verse: 16,17 that says: "but were eyewitnesses of His majesty. For He received from God the Father honor and glory when such a voice came to Him from the Excellent Glory: " This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased."


During his prophetic mission, Jesus performed many miracles. The Qur'an tells us that he said: "I have come to you with a sign from your Lord: I make for you out of clay, as it were, a figure of a bird, and breathe into it and it becomes a bird by God's leave. And I heal the blind, and the lepers, and I raise the dead by God's leave." (Qur'an 3:49)



Now this speaks of things not written in the Bible, but from the books outside of the Bible, which are not part of the canon of Scripture, the non-inspired books.....that they have copied from here too.... but let's go on.....below...







Neither Muhammad nor Jesus came to change the basic doctrine of the belief in One God, brought by earlier prophets, but to confirm and renew it. In the Qur'an, Jesus is reported as saying that he came: "To attest the law which was before me. And to make lawful to you part of what was forbidden to you; I have come to you with a sign from your Lord, so fear God and obey me." (Qur'an 3:50)



This is just words took out of the Scriptures again and twisted them around....Don't believe this story from the Qur'an.....This book of lies and deceiving words.....



Friends remember what the Bible says in Jude 3-4......I found it necessary to write to you exhorting you to contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all delivered to the saints.........For certain men have crept in unnoticed, who long ago were marked out for this condemnation, ungodly men, who turn the grace of our God into lewdness and deny the only Lord God and our Lord Jesus Christ..........



Jesus is Lord..... the Alpha and Omega......the First and the Last.....Every knee will bow and every tongue will confess that Jesus is Lord to the glory of God the Father......... Philippians 2:8-11.









Source: www.islamic-city.com/JesusInIslam/Jesus.htm